Korean Meatball Rice Bowls

5 from 8 votes

These Korean Meatball Rice Bowls use up all those pantry ingredients you have on hand for a rainy day to make the most incredible meal!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Korean Meatballs, Korean Meatball bowls, Korean Meatball rice bowls, korean rice bowls, korean meatball recipe, how to make korean meatballs, asian meatballs

Servings: people

Author: Gaby

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

1 pound ground turkey
1 egg
2 tablespoon soy sauce, divided
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
4 tablespoons gochujang, divided
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

For the Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon kimchi brine
1/4 cup kimchi, drained and diced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

For the Herb Salad

2 cups mixed greens
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 Asian Pear, thinly sliced (or a pink lady apple)
4 radishes, thinly sliced
2 cups cooked white rice

Instructions

For the Meatballs

Heat the oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, egg, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons gochujang, breadcrumbs, green onions and cilantro. Carefully combine everything with your hands until the ingredients are evenly mixed. Form the mixture into meatballs about 1 1/2 inch in diameter, about 2 heaping tablespoons each.
Combine the remaining two tablespoons gochujang, remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, honey and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl, toss the meatballs into the sauce and place onto the baking sheet. Bake meatballs 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

For the Vinaigrette

Whisk all the ingredients together and set aside.

For the Salad

Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl

To assemble

Portion the rice into equal amounts in 4 bowls. Add equal amounts of the salad and the meatballs. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve immediately. Serve your favorite kimchi on the side.